The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 13, 1913, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, -WEDNESDAY EVENING AUGUST 1ZI 1913. DECKS ARE CLEARED FOR ELECTION TODAY ' .,v , - 1 ' T Retention' of Present Officiate Favored,. But Contest Keen for Minor Places,; rt w hun-buit and whisper-whisper ' all around tha convention ball wher, the Women of Woodcraft ef nlna weet rn states are holding their convention. Vtodayr Shrewd look on many fair faces, covert fiances and. many a pat - at a recalcitrant puff, led to the belief that something- sinister was , in the Wlnd.;V.',"-';;,;;,".J ; ' :.-&'r &: .S- ' And It was alnleter,4 for the political . destinies of many an ambitious mem ber of the order were at stake. , Eleo. tlon of officers was acheduled to start ' promptly at 11 o'clock, this afternoon and so all other business' of; the, morning was dispensed wjtn ao tn laay loooy Ists could do aome expert electtonelrin lfVOfflceii, Kay' e-eloted. ' " Sentiment : about, the headquarters bUlldlnr this moraine; was fairly strong r f or tha present chief officers, wno nave : held ' tbelr positions for many years, but an undercurrent of local sear pre vailed as to the, minor posts- to be filled Nine states are represented and aach,' baa its ' avorlte daughter."- No one would admit for publication this morning who. Is in the lead for the various minor offices to be filled. "Tha election will be harmonious,', was tha declaration generally, however, and the Impression was given that what ever difference of opinion may prevail as to the make-up of the staff it will ba sectional rather, than a matter of the '. policy -of the ordar. '' J"-.'-".. , ; Tha 'opinion now la that : tha conven tion will adjourn sine die Thursday night. A night session was hell yes terday .and another today probably will clean p the routine business. ;- Uu Kaajratnetia, : f.'s Almost , pathetic were he located ! among less attractive surroundings, is the position In the convention of J. I Wright, grand clerk of the order. Mr. Wright is the only man among nearly J00 women. Whether It be because' be is the only man there or because he is grand clerk, he was seen . thla morning consecutively In every group of polltl- clanesses on the convention floor. ' Mrs, - O. C, Van Oradall. 'grand guar- : dlan, na also prominent In the, knots of femininity gathered hare and there. &ha la' av candidate for reelection also, ' The other 'Chief officer Is Mrs. Bertha M. Leach, grand banker, who is willing again to car for the funds of the order. Then,, besides, there, were women from every ' state of the Jurisdiction, some urging tehlr own candidacies and some the candidacies of others of their lo- callty. ' , Most of the Important miscellaneous business, of the conclave baa been die posed,o&- s N -, ENGLISHMAN LEAVES CASH AND BOOKS, FLEES ; APPOINTED SENATOR FROM ALABAMA Henry D. Clayton. Montgomery, Ala.; Aug. Govern or O'Neal has appointed Henry C Clay ton United 8tatea senator from Alaba ma to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Johnson. Mr. Clay ton is chairman of. the . house Judiciary committee and has served his state in the national congress .for is years. There is some Question as to the au thority of the governor to appoint a aanator without ' direct instructions from the legislature. Governor -O'Neal would not call a special legislative ses sion for that purpose, so Mr. Clayton will retain his seat In the house until the senate passes on his credentials. Portland some months before. . Commis sioner Daly also attacked the act on the grounds that the legislature bad no bust, ness to say what should be done with the funds, controlled by the city. ACQUITTED OF MURDER HE JUST ESCAPES BOMB San Francisco, Aug. J 3. Chance dis covery of a biasing sack In a hole di rectly under the window of a "bedroom in which there slept Pietro Padone and his wife, blocked a bomb oitrage di rected at their lives. Under the sack was found a quart bottle of gasOllne and a bomb or black powder. ' . Pedone killed Marlon Palesterro sev eral years ago, during: an outbreak among. North Beach fishermen. Re cently he was acquitted of the charge and he believes now that friends of the victim aought revenge. . . i (Special to Cbe IsoroeLV 1 Aberdeen, Wash., Aug. 13. Mystery surrounds the action of a young Eng lishman known as Charles Vines. Tines, " 'although giving every evidence of re finement and education of high order, Immured himself for several months at Markham, a mill hamlet five miles from Aberdeen, and worked In a mill. He had surrounded himself with a collec- v tlon of valuable books and curios. His taste for the. best there Is in life led him to create e debt of $29 with a storekeeper. When sued for the amount Vines suddenly disappeared, leaving the , books and twice the amount of cash for which he had been sued. The books were seised for his debts, which all told were little more than the cash he left In his shack. , Book lovers bought the books dirt cheap and when the expenses and debts were pald'there was con verted Into the county treasury a sur plus of about $25. Vines Is thought to have feared for some reason the publicity of the lawsuit. Estrangement from his family Is an other theory. : Be was $1 years old, POLICE PENSION FUND TO BE INVESTIGATED City Attorney LaBoctae has been asked to make a thorough investigation of the polios pension and relief fund act - as passed by the last legislature It Is likely that a suit will be started la the courts to determine its legality. The act provides that a certain amount of the fund shall be given by the city, but when the Various appropriations -were .made at the first of this year, no pro- L visions were made for such a relief fund. Commissioner 'Brewster said this .,- morning that be does not see what right the legislature had to pass an act whloh - had been voted down by tha cltiaens of NEW FANCY NETS For Curtains F. A. TAYLOR CO. MILLINER GAGGED AND : ; FORCED TO TAKE GAS Dead' Body Found In New York Rooming House With Hands Tied Behind Him, . New York. Aug. 1$.- Police search Is on her today for a man and a girl who war the last persona renting a room In which the body : of William Martin, a rich milliner of Toronto,' was found here. V ' ... ' " Martin had ' been murdered. - His hands ware tied behind him and a rub ber tube from a gas Jet was lnTls mouth, wedged In by a toweL, Several hundreds of dollars : in Jewels and money were missing. .! , rM -n-n nii . rirl tantt the room re cently, one of the- men t claiming the girl was his wife and tnai me omer - . hia ' hmthor. ' The ' landlord was about to order them to leave when be found the corpse or amrn, TELEPHONE EXTENSIONS SHOW GROWTH OF CITY "Let anyone who dpubts that Port land la growing take a look at this Order," suggested Fred Spoerl. commer cial miiiinr f the Pacific States Tele phone company, this morning. . xie nao DBiun .11 iu iivui., company will spend Immediately $4,- . Hj.MAiin frnA t south of Jefferson street and west of Pajrk. These will connect wim i)rwM and underground lines and are to pro- IA. n unnlMtlsn which MlStS In that part of the city due to Its rapid In crease in population, won is u? wiw on the conduits within a week. It is NOTED iSOCIAUST OF GERMANY DIED TODAY ARTS "' Y''vl -C 1 A:- August Bebel. (ORl'ESTERN ST UNDERGROUND SYSTEM Qang " Begins; Work Today on . Electric t Conduits - and , Steam Mains, " Marking the first actual underground service' work by the company In Port land. ' the Northwestern Electric Com pany, this morning started a gang of laborers at nurnsiae ana rourtn streets, where electric conduits and steam main for the heat distributing system, will be laid in the . same trench. . , : The object of starting work , at this point. General Manager Coman explains, ts to take advantage of the excavations already made In the course of electri fication of the Fourth street line. , It Is the Intention of the .Northwestern company to avoid . the main business streets as much as possible In their un derground work and to feed to them from parallel streets so that ' traffic will not be disturbed more than Is b absolutely'necessary. f, ' It is announced that the gang of 15 put to work this morning will prob ably be Increased to 100 r, ( t week, and that the force will li f ther added to as the work pnrc!- -. Material on hand Is sufficient to en sure operations .until the work la emu-pleted.,j-'; c " Sllverton Lumber Conipauy Suil. Balem, Or Aug. 13. Henry Schrof.i. r Is the plaintiff. In a suit for $35.oui) damages filed today against the fcilvi ton Lumber company. ; The dmaga are sought for personal injuries re ceived by: Schroeder In the company s nH,o!Aprllv7j.j'HViV',i'';,-v. ;. ' i 1 1 .. ' i. Berlin, Aug. 13. August Bebel, fa mous head - of the German socialist party, died today at Graublnden, where he went to take the waters. estimated that the expenditure will provide for the expansion of the dis trict to be served for six years, based on the present rate of growth. .Report of , Hartman & Thompson Bank - At the Close of Busbess August 0, 1913, RESOURCES Loans and Discounts ; $198,449.38 Stocks and Bonds 188,214.50 Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures 81,331.83 Due from other Banks 109,267.08 Cash on Hand 43,612.37 ' Total amount Resources $510,875.15 LIABILITIES Capital Stock paid in ... .$100,000.00 Surplus and Profits, less expenses and taxes paid . 18,616.91 Circulation Deposits, individuals and banks 392,259.24 Total amount Liabilities.". $510,875.15 YOUR SAFETY IN A REAL ESTATEDEAL should be abso lutely assured. A Guaranteed Cer tificate of Title se cured before you buy gives you pro tection. Investi gate. Call for booklet TITLE & TRUST COMPANY 4th and Oak St. We also issue title insurance. UNION IVESTEEt! 1 wiw , W755? ' TEl-ESRA THUX N VAIW mtftlDCNT V Ml. ! IT 71 if L6 THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF Lumbermens National Bank OF PORTLAND ., At Close of Business, August 9, 1913 RESOURCES Loans and discounts . . .$3,545,296.38 U. S. bonds to secure circulation 250,000.00 U. S. bonds to secure governm't deposits 100,000.00 Municipal bonds, and pre- - miums $937,895.47 Other bonds . . 59,875.00 ' . , : - 997,770.47 - Furniture and fixtures .... 29,746.27 Due from U. S. Treasury.. $ 12,500.00 - Cash on hand and in banks 2,024,322.42 ' 2,036,822.42 UABIUTIES Capital $1,000,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 146,935.11 Circulation 240,100.00 Dividends unpaid 112.50 Deposits 5,572,487.93 Total - a.vst7Vj,ijV4rf.-rev Total ............................. .$6,959,635.54 Growth in Twelve Months Is 21 $6,959,635.54 Deposits, August 9, 1913 (comptroller's call) ...... .$5,572,487.93 Deposits, August 9, 1912 4,610,463.56 Gain ........ ...r. $ 962,024.37 -HJ li-UL-. in. ..I l Li'.i.Jiii, I ,' i ' ', , u a. '. .. i i . . i. ill. -- iii j in, O mm ST Low Round Trip Fares to saw voaa BOSTON - Ntf i . n ft ffaLbS AlBANV ,'. SAMarosIa ; AMMNBACKi WOOISLMaM anAancaucaMti miinuai tab or Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, St Lawrence River, Adiron dack Mountains. New England. White Mountains. Canadian Resorts. Atlantic Seashore and Jersey Coast Points. Stopover privileges at all interesting points en route and option of water or ran trips Between uetroit and ttuttaio; Albany and new York. Tickets on Sale DaUy to September 30th Michigan Central "Tht Niagara Fails Routt. AkforeceOTt'ew&il4etoKewYrtC!tr.' fteeatthweal. uabla and faitarMtina taformtkia aboea the MatniiwUe, eeat oa receipt of flvacentebi stamps. Addrete New York Ceabal Linea Travel Bureau. 122S La Salle Street SUUoa. CbJcaso. mm Im.1 ii .iiI in. i ! . n il ! ..iln m tmt .11iwrililiMWir r Porthad Office, 109TfcHStrt 1"T. i - REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF Merchants National Bank Washington and Fourth Streets, Portland, Oregon At the Close of Business, August 9, 1913 BXSOTTBOSfl. Loana and dlacounta... $1,958,906.70 United States bonds.. 48S.000.00 Premium on. bonds.... . S.400.V0 Other bonds, stocks and warrants 036.SS8.14 Real estate and mort- - '' . arafes . . .v. . . . .. .. .. 39,0SS.8X - Furniture and rlxturea SI, 150.00 Banking premises . .. . - 14,600.00 Cash end due - from - ' . banks ........,...,. 1,238,195.41 A5 4,405,101.11 LZABTXtTZX. Capital stock . ..i $ 500,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 110,481.eS National bank notes ' outstanding ......... 297,500.00 Dividends unpaid' .... . - 926.00 Deposits ' i S,49t.448.58 14.405,805.18; Total deposits August 9, 1913. . . . .... .$3,496,443.58 Total deposiU August 9, 1912. ........ 3,074,155.01 f. Increase . . . . . . . . ..... . , . . i . . .$ 422,293.57 Charter No. 4514 CONDENSED REPORT OF , The United States1 National Bank OF PORTLAND, OREGON Submitted to the Comptroller of thfr Qirrency at the Close of Business, August 9, 1913. . - . ASSETS I hS--yi'-h Loans and discounts . . .$ 7,1 19,277,63 ' United States bonds at par. . 1,090,000.00 Municipal and railway bonds . v . . ; . v 1 ,280tl 80.84 I , Bank building . . ..... .... ....... 125,000.00 Cash and exchange .... ......... , 3,017,372.92 ; Total...;. ......$12,631,831,39 LIABILITIES Capital , . . . ............... . . . . $ . 1 ,000.000.00 Surplus and profits . 1,162,309.39 Circulation Deposits .... .. ....... 782,997.50 Through wild, trackless, silent, wonderful forests, across the Coast Range ' Mountains and down the Salmonberry and Nehalem rivers, lies the, route . to the . V ' , Tillamook County Beaches The journey only requires five hours. Every minutes raises a , new picture, every mile a revelation. THE COST IS NOMINAL: . ;v , Round Trip Season Tickets . ! ; $4.00 Week-Eiid Saturday to Monday $3.00 inere are many mues oi penect sanay oeaencs on, ine oiaoia ocean, wua r t .;. jV: '.. amble hotd wd camo accommodation I I W SUNSCT s . I . . I wqutcs f r;-g I Two trains a day in each direction. .Chair Buffet Car on atternoon trains. mp. City Ticket Office, 80 Sixth Street, Corner Ozl: JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passtr-ir A